Home Health Workers See One-Two Punch of Rising Healthcare Costs
July 3, 2009 -- Home healthcare workers held rallies Thursday in six cities around the state, urging people to "declare independence" from a healthcare system that isn’t working. They have a unique perspective on the problem, working with seniors and people with disabilities, while at the same time, facing risks to their own health insurance because of state budget cutbacks.
Heather Miller is a home-care worker who says many will have to drop their insurance coverage if the state makes them pay more for it, and she would welcome a more-affordable public insurance option.
"Private insurance doesn’t work because, bottom line, it’s there to make a profit. It’s not there for people’s health. You can be for one or for the other – you can’t be for both...
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